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Bigger Than Life poster

Bigger Than Life (1956)

Schoolteacher and family man Ed Avery, who's been suffering bouts of severe pain and even blackouts, is hospitalized with what's diagnosed as a rare inflammation of the arteries. Told by doctors that he probably has only months to live, Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. Ed makes a remarkable recovery, and returns home to his wife, Lou, and their son, Richie. He must keep taking cortisone tablets regularly to prevent a recurrence of his illness. But the "miracle" cure turns into its own nightmare as Ed starts to abuse the tablets, causing him to experience increasingly wild mood swings.
year:1956
actor:James MasonBarbara RushWalter Matthau
director:Nicholas Ray
writer:Cyril HumeRichard Maibaum
genre:Drama
country:USA
language:English
Duration:1h 35min
Release:26 October 1956
IMDb:7.6
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